Matthias Richards

Matthias Richards (26 February 1758-4 August 1830) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-PA 3) from 1807 to 1811.

Biography
Matthias Richards was born in Pottstown, Pennsylvania in 1758, the younger brother of John Richards. He served in the Berks County militia during the American Revolutionary War before serving as a justice of the peace from 1788 to 1828, a judge of the Berks County Courts from 1791 to 1797, and a member of the US House of Representatives from 1807 to 1811. He died in 1830.